Brussels, January 2026
ERGaR sees the upcoming Renewable Energy Directive (RED IV) as a decisive moment for Europe’s biomethane sector. The current EU certification framework was not designed specifically for biomethane and has led to fragmentation, duplication, and unnecessary administrative complexity across Member States.
ERGaR calls on RED IV to introduce a dedicated biomethane certification framework that enables a genuinely integrated EU market. At the core of this approach is the proposal for one single certificate covering all biomethane use cases, by combining the strengths of Guarantees of Origin and Proofs of Sustainability into a unified system.
To support this, ERGaR advocates for a well-functioning Union Database as the EU-wide registry, with national production registries acting as trusted data hubs. It also stresses the need for harmonised mass-balance rules that recognise the EU gas grid as a single logistical facility, alongside workable import and export procedures and an extended lifetime for gas Guarantees of Origin to reflect real trading practices.
According to ERGaR, these changes under RED IV would simplify certification, strengthen market confidence, and accelerate both biomethane production and demand—helping to build a robust and fully integrated European biomethane market.
Read the full position here.